By Inside Edition Staff
Mount Nyiragongo, which erupted on Saturday, displaced thousands of people, and many still remain missing.
At least 31 people have been killed and hundreds more missing after Mount Nyiragongo erupted in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo over the weekend. Government spokesman Patrick Muyaya said that the death toll would probably rise as the search continues for missing people.
In a statement on Sunday, Muyaya also said that nine people died in a car accident as they tried to flee, four people died while trying to escape a prison, and at least seven more people were burned to death. More than 150 children have also been separated from their families, and 170 more children are feared to be missing, according to the United Nations Children s Fund (UNICEF).
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KINSHASA, May 23 (Xinhua) Thousands of residents from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) seeking refuge in Rwanda are on their way back home after lava flows from the Mount Nyiragongo volcano stopped, Rwanda s Emergency Management Ministry said on Sunday. This morning, after lava flows from Nyiragongo volcano have stopped, most of Congolese evacuated to Rabavu are returning back home. Rwanda received around 8,000 people last night, the ministry tweeted.
Government spokesman Patrick Muyaya said that at least 15 people were killed while fleeing the threats of lava.
The DRC authorities have not yet released the assessed collateral damage caused by the eruption. Muyaya still urged residents to avoid non-essential activities while seismic activity in the area could still cause damage.
8,000 People Cross From Democratic Republic of Congo Into Rwanda Following Volcano Eruption
MT. NYIRAGONGO, Democratic Republic of Congo. Hundreds of children are feared missing or were separated from their families after Mount Nyiragongo erupted in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Saturday.
The United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) said Sunday that the children were lost amid chaos as residents fled the nearby city of Goma. More than 150 children have been separated from their families and more than 170 children are feared to be missing, the agency said.
Around 8,000 people crossed into Rwanda from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to seek refuge following the eruption of the volcano, Rwanda’s Emergency Management Ministry said Sunday.
At least 15 dead and thousands displaced after volcanic eruption in Democratic Republic of Congo
At least 15 people have died and hundreds of children were feared missing or separated from their families Monday after Mount Nyiragongo erupted in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) over the weekend.
Nine people died in a car accident as they tried to flee, four people died while trying to escape a prison and two people died from burns, government spokesman Patrick Muyaya said in a statement on Sunday.
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said that children were lost amid the chaos as residents fled the nearby city of Goma on Saturday. More than 150 children have been separated from their families and more than 170 children are feared to be missing, the agency said.